Beer of Tomorrow

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There’s nothing inherently wrong with making beer with fruit additions, but it needs to be done with respect. If a brewery respects the ingredients, the process, and the drinkers, they can create wonderful fruited beverages that are not cloying or artificial. Of course, Redd’s Strawberry Ale from MillerCoors is probably not the drink you’re after. Here are some craft-brewed choices for when you want a little strawberry in your beer.

Few types of beer symbolize the American craft beer movement quite like the cult favorite seasonal: the pumpkin beers. A riff on early settler’s use of squash for fermentable sugars today’s pumpkin beers are often closer to pie-in-a-bottle, and they have a devout and fervent following of beer lovers who drive dozens of breweries to produce their own take on the gourd-laden brews. Every year the number of pumpkin beers to choose from grows, and we’ve tackled a dozen locally available examples for the first Beer of Tomorrow Pumpkin Beer Showdown!

Yesterday before leaving for GABF Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery and craft beer evangelist, took over the Imbibe Magazine Facebook account to answer fan questions, and we thought his closing quote was quite eloquent. Read more →

Five beers ripped from the ancient world by Dogfish Head. Five dishes from one of LA’s most exciting chefs in his beer-focused gastropub. The Ancient Ales Dinner for LA Beer Week was an eye-opening, mouth-watering, and mind-expanding lesson in the power of pairing food and beer.

Well, there is no sense in denying the inevitable any longer: Summer’s end is upon us. As bummed as we are to see the lengthy days shorten and the impending gusts of the Santa Ana winds inevitably fan wildfires in the chaparral-covered SoCal hills, there is a bright-side to Autumn’s arrival: Fall’s seasonal beers! Read more →

Yesterday was the ground-breaking live webcast discussion with Greg Koch from Stone Brewing and Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head moderated by TV’s Wil Wheaton (unfortunately Bill from Victory Brewing had technical difficulties and was unable to join the discussion save for some text messages he sent to Greg).

Missed the live webcast? You can watch the hour-long discussion covering the genesis of Saison du BUFF, home brewing, collaboration culture in the craft beer industry, and some patented Greg Koch rants. Or read on for some highlights and commentary! Read more →

The men behind BUFF (the Brotherhood United for Freedom of Flavor) and creators of the “herbaciously Outrageous” collaboration beer Saison du BUFF are getting together on Google+ Hangouts for a public Q&A moderated by none-other than geek icon Wil Wheaton! Read more →